Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-12-09
MEMORIAL SERVICE orr. u. FINCH
Remarks by Rev. N. T. Fny, nj rrni-
rio Depot. December I, 1881.

In the death ofJohn b. Finch, the order
Of Good Tcmrars lost brilliant leader
In pleading the cause OF temperance
against the unscrnpulous, we shonll pay,
murderous whiskey ring, he echoed the
voice OF humanity and stitred the hearts
OF his hearers by she warmth, and Gre of
his own soul. He believed that the
1islillery aud the saloon with the whole
machinery Of intempernnce constituted oi 9
OF tho most gigantic crimes Of tho nge.
The robbcr, the midnight assassin, may
take our lives and our property, but the
men who consign fellow man 10 the
drunkard's grave, and drunkard's un-
ending future, give birth to a sorrow that
outasls the orphans cries or the widows
bitter tears. The man who puts The cup
to his neighbors lips aud makes him
drunken, turns sweet joys into bitter sor
row; bright hopes into bitter dispiir,
deep, dark channel, upon whose dismal
waters no ray of light ever shines. 1t is on
this account that such men as Lyman
Beecher, Neal Dow, Rev, Mr.. Ilaijock,
John T. Cough, and John B. Finch ought
to be held in everlasting remembrance.
They were great and good men. In the
battle for justice and mercy they stood at
the front, where all great and good men
live und die, They have fallen. This il
the common lot. 1t is we'll. After the
battle Is over we believe that nil warriors,
the great and the good, go TO their reward.
They, of all men in the universe Of God,
wear crowns and bear helmets of victory.
But when such leaders iall the cause il
not lost, The Good Templars motto IL:
"Malice 10 none, Charity for ALL" The
foes OF intemperance bear alOft on their
banners these immortal words. Faith,
Hope, and Charity. They do not go forth
and breath out threatening and slaughter
to nny man. The songs and peace of
victory, are "Glory to God in the highest
peace on earth and good will to man,
The same solo, the same soul stirring
chorous sung by by the angelic host at the
birth Of our Savior. He Ia the greni,
grand, chosen chief at the whole order Of
GOOD Templars. When all other leaders
fall, as fall they may, we rally around this
immortal chief. We go into the highways
and byways, the lanes and alleys. polluted
by the vomit Of the poor fellows whom
the drunksrd makers have cast out, we
take Of his rugs, we wash him clean and
restore him, redeemed inspired with new
hopes, new man, 10 build around his des-
olate home, to bring bnck 10 new life a
broken -hearled wife and mother, 10 in
spIre new courage IN the hearts OF little
ones who had fled from q drunken
whisky polluted father as If he had been
wild beast. The Good Templnrs have
sworn TO carry on this good work in the
face Of opposition. You may besmircl
their good name, you may heap upon
them abuse, you may shoot them down
yet the rank and file of the temperanc,
army will press on TO victory. Death ha
no terror TO those whose pathway has beef
illuminated by The grand march Of tn
great and good Of all eyes. Drunkard
and drunknrd makers nre doomed. Their
Ia no place for them in the Kingdom o
Heaven. Neither Paul, the Apostle, ro
the Lord Jesus ever made or put TO til,
lips of mankind the cup poisoned with in
toxicating liquor 10 make them drunken
The day Is not far distant when the peo-
pie will demand prohibiiory law will
severe penalty which will put an ent
both TO the manufacture, sale and nse O
lquor that produces drunkaIds. Ma,
God speed the day. Com.